Based on everyone's feedback, it sounds like we should go with
Philippe's proposal...
Philippe Bossut wrote:
Conclusion, I'm inclined to:
- replace our use of "beta" by "Preview" for all our marketing
communication
- use "dogfood" internally when talking about our "alpha" milestones
- not change our use of "alpha" by something else in our numbering scheme
For Chandler, that would mean sticking to the current numbering system.
0.6 (Dogfood)
...
0.7alpha4
0.7alpha5
0.7alpha6
0.7 (First Preview)
0.8alpha1
0.8alpha2
...
0.8 (Second Preview)
...
1.0
For Cosmo, that means the project would be free to *not* use the "alpha"
term for interim milestones if that is not appropriate. Some near
release would be labeled "Dogfood" (at least for a certain set of
end-user features) and another release in the March timeframe would be
labeled "Preview".
"Dogfood" ==> usable inside of OSAF
"Preview" ==> solid and complete enough for some feature set to be
usable by people outside of OSAF
Jared, your concerns about "Preview" not sending the right message do
give me pause; I am won over by Pieter's argument that producing a
release that someone will find useful will be the more significant
factor here. :)
Cheers,
Katie
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